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Obama To Deliver Statement After Meeting With VA Secretary Shinseki

President Barack Obama and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki talk during a ceremony to welcome the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride to the White House in celebration of the seventh annual Soldier Ri... President Barack Obama and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki talk during a ceremony to welcome the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride to the White House in celebration of the seventh annual Soldier Ride, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) MORE LESS
By Catherine Thompson
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May 21, 2014 9:38 a.m.
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President Barack Obama is slated to deliver a statement Wednesday morning after meeting with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, the White House announced.

Obama was meeting with Shinseki and White House White House Deputy Chief of Staff Rob Nabors, who is overseeing a review of the VA health care system, as the agency faces allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths at VA facilities. The President is scheduled to deliver his statement at 10:45 a.m. ET in the Brady Press Briefing Room.

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Catherine Thompson (@kt_thomps)  Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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